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Vikram leads the forecast team, which is responsible for producing all forecasts within M&S research. He is focused on the consumer commerce areas including retail, travel, and financial services. He is keenly involved in understanding the evolution of consumers' online behavior and technology adoption.
Vikram came to Forrester Research through its acquisition of Jupiter Research, where he started in July 2000. Prior to Jupiter, Vikram worked at IRI, a leading market research company, where he worked closely with some of the leading CPG companies.
Vikram often appears on TV, radio, and comments in the press on the US online retail and travel industry. He has been quoted in The L.A. Times, Business Week, The New York Times, CNN Money, and American Banker. He has also appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and Radio, NPR, Fox Business News, and ABC.
Vikram earned an M.B.A. from Virginia Tech and a B.Com from N.M College in Mumbai, India.
Consumer Interest Is Rising Slightly, But Mainstream Adoption Is Still Far Off
In the US, adoption of mobile payments has been virtually nonexistent, although interest is starting to notch upward. Today, 18% of US online adults express interest in mobile payments, and yet less...
After reading Forrester's September 21, 2010,"2D Bar Codes: Learn Why There's No Urgency" report we would like to discuss the following issues: 1) Are there other manufacturers who have been...

Mobile Transforms How Companies Interact With Customers
While eCommerce continues to grow and take market share from the physical retail channel, retailers also look to experiment with new approaches to their web businesses such as social commerce and...
Product Strategists Face A New Competitive Landscape
Verizon Wireless today announced that it would begin selling the iPhone to the public on February 10. This much anticipated expiration of AT&T's exclusive agreement with Apple changes the competitive...
ForecastView Spreadsheet
Mobile Adoption (Global): Includes mobile subscriptions and mobile subscribers (people) by region and country. Includes historical data going back to 2009 plus a five-year forecast.
An Empowered Report
Just a few years ago, mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) were a dime a dozen. Big companies like Disney and ESPN tried — yet failed — to create a mobile experience differentiated...
Technographics® UK Mobile Behavioral Tracking Study, Q4 2011
Mobile usage has exploded. To develop effective mobile strategies and succeed in this new customer-obsessed mobile world, companies must understand how consumers are using their mobile phones. While...
Forrester Technographics Digital Consumer Community Report
Tracking and managing personal health information — with technology or without — is not a mainstream consumer activity today. There are multiple reasons for this: Consumers lack...
We are looking at competitor analysis for strategies and implementation, as well as current capabilities for other US wealth management (USWM) firms in mobility devices (e.g., smartphones and...
Boost Customer Relationships Through Mobile Services
eBusiness and channel strategy professionals are faced with the challenge of an ever more connected consumer. Yet only recently have they begun to set mobile strategies in place. The mobile eBusiness...
An Empowered Report: Nike Creates A Location-Aware Mobile Experience
Nike has created an integrated line of Nike+ products that support its customers' athletic activities through mobile and social means. Nike+ GPS leverages the most advanced capabilities of...
Channel Partners' Plans And Needs For Business Model Transformation
As technologies and tech decision-makers' needs evolve at a livelier pace, channel professionals need to consider channel partners' perceptions and investment plans and develop their own game plan to...

How Online Retail In Brazil Is Evolving Differently From Other Major Markets
Despite a slowdown in overall economic growth in Brazil, eCommerce continues to charge ahead. Forrester forecasts that online retail revenues in the country, currently US$10 billion, will double over...

Product Strategists Must Position PCs And Peripherals Within A Multidevice Lifestyle
The success of the Apple iPad has created a halo around tablets in general: Consumers are interested in these devices, even if they're confused about what they actually are. US online consumers who...
Forrester conducted an online survey fielded in September 2010 of 1,042 Hispanic US individuals ages 13 to 17. For results based on a randomly chosen sample of this size (N = 1,042), there is 95%...
Understanding The Adoption Of Key eBusiness Applications Within A Regional Context
With almost 800 million mobile phone subscribers and 23 billion short message service (SMS) messages sent during the 2010 Chinese New Year holiday alone, metropolitan China outpaces every other...
Product Strategists Should Stay Ahead Of Disruption With Innovation Now
Tablets have been the "it" product of 2010 and 2011. But they're not the final form factor. It's time for product strategists to anticipate what's coming next. We've identified five form factors as...
In just two years, mobile commerce has matured from a nascent channel adopted by a few progressive companies to a critical commerce touchpoint. Today, mobile offerings must be both fully...